Amongst all the cultural loss, I’m glad to see that all the focus isn’t just on the Muslim community, but on the entirety of the Afghan community. Synagogue restoration in Herat.
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Thank you for this link. I’m so glad to see that both of these buildings are being restored.
It is wonderful news. I hope this goes back to rebuilding the Afghanistan of the not so distant past a cosmopolitan country. It’s important to remove the stain of the Taliban.